Aron 123/214 · Unbroken Bonds

Unbroken Bonds is a set in the Sun & Moon series. It was released on May 3, 2019. The printed size is 214. This checklist is longer, at 238 cards. Aron is 123/214, in position 123 of 238 on this checklist. Before it is 122 Alolan Dugtrio, and after it is 124 Lairon. The listed rarity is Common.

Aron is a Basic Metal Pokémon with 60 HP. In the Pokédex this is Aron (#304), generation 3 (Hoenn). The card lists Lairon, Lairon (#305) under evolves to.

Ken Sugimori illustrated this card. The same name is on 1,112 other cards in the catalog.

Aron (#304) has 22 other cards in the catalog. Those other cards are in 19 sets. The other printings with a release date run from 2003 to 2024. The earliest other card is Aron 25/109 in Ruby & Sapphire (2003). That card lists 50 HP, and this one lists 60 HP. The rarity there is Uncommon, and here it is Common. Midori Harada illustrated that card, and Ken Sugimori illustrated this one. 17 other cards of Aron list a different HP.

The attack Rigidify lists no damage number. The cost is Metal. During your opponent's next turn, this Pokémon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance). Metal Claw is another attack lists 20 damage. The cost is Metal, Colorless. Weakness is Fire ×2. Resistance is Psychic -20. Retreat cost is 1. The flavor text reads "It usually lives deep in mountains. However, hunger may drive it to eat railroad tracks and cars."

I keep a set binder for Unbroken Bonds, meant to hold every card of that set. This card is one slot in the Unbroken Bonds set binder. A generation binder holds one card of each species. Aron can fill a slot in Generation 3 binder (Hoenn). I still need this card.